Hi, I'm Manny, an engineering leader who builds great teams and platforms that scale.
Senior Engineering Manager with over a decade of experience leading globally distributed teams, architecting front-end systems at scale, and mentoring the next generation of engineers.
Expertise
Engineering Leadership
Building and scaling globally distributed engineering teams. I set the technical direction, establish healthy process, and invest in mentoring engineers at every level to grow into their next role.
Front-End Architecture
Architecting React and TypeScript systems — micro-frontends, design systems, and SSR platforms — built for performance, accessibility, and long-term maintainability at scale.
Cross-functional Strategy
Collaborating closely with product and design leadership to define roadmaps, align stakeholders, and advocate for the technical initiatives that keep platforms healthy and teams effective.
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager
Driving engineering strategy and execution at one of the nation's largest tech-enabled freight brokerage platforms.
Engineering Manager
- Managed a globally distributed team of 6 front-end engineers, fostering a high-performance culture across multiple time zones.
- Overhauled team agile practices, delivering consistent velocity improvements of 10%+ sprint over sprint.
- Owned 13 micro-frontends and 4 shared libraries within the React/TypeScript restaurant-facing platform.
Staff Software Engineer
- Re-architected client's React platform using TypeScript and module federation, delivering 50%+ reduction in page load times and 90%+ improvement in perceived time to interaction.
- Partnered with client's design team to build a scalable, ADA-compliant component library, accelerating cross-team adoption and reducing time to market.
- Upskilled client's on-site engineering team in front-end best practices, unit testing, and accessibility standards.
Staff Software Engineer → Engineering Manager
- Led delivery planning and resource allocation across a team of 20 engineers supporting multiple concurrent product initiatives.
- Directed componentization of M1's design system, standardizing UI patterns across m1.com and internal tooling.
- Spearheaded a full rebranding and layout re-architecture of all customer-facing dashboard pages.
Software Engineer → Sr. Associate → Principal → Lead & Manager
- Stewarded a high-availability credit card acquisitions platform handling 1M+ distinct page loads per day.
- Architected and led migration from a React/Flux SPA to a server-side rendered React/Redux platform, dramatically reducing load times and unlocking cross-team scalability.
- Integrated Walmart's complete credit card acquisition experience onto Capital One's platform following a major portfolio acquisition.
Co-Founder
Founded and operated a Chicago-based innovation events company, producing hackathons and open design competitions for enterprise clients and the broader tech community.
Skills
Front-End
Leadership & Process
Other
Education & Certifications
Illinois Institute of Technology
Quantum Computing Fundamentals
Quantum Science, Networking, and Communications
Get in touch
I'm always open to conversations about meaningful engineering challenges and leadership opportunities.